good morning, america. i'm robin roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. on this tuesday, april 20th. breaking news. the first flights in five days take off in europe. americans stranded for days, finally arriving home. but it is really safe to fly? our cameras go to the heart of the volcano. also breaking now, wall street giant, goldman sachs, announces new profits, as it faces a growing fraud investigation. could this be just the tip of the iceberg? big health news breaking, news. the fda set to set limits of salt on everything from soup to nuts. and the super-secret new

iphone prototype found in a bar. millions flock to see it. is it real? or a plant? we have a first look. >> could apple have really set that up to get us talking about this? >> i'm just saying. don't know if that is the case. i do know there's a lot of applause and cheering going on in airports all across the country, all across the world. grounded airplanes across europe, finally started to take flight this morning. including here in frankfurt, germany. as we push in, you see that the flights are back. the officials say the go ahead to some airports all across europe. you can see it on our flight tracker, from frankfurt, germany, to charles de gaulle of paris. flights are heading to the u.s. and switzerland has opened its entire air space. lufthansa say it's bringing some 50 plane loads.

>> there are still airports closed. one is heathrow airport, still closed. here's more of what we know right now. authorities are monitoring a new ash cloud, spreading from iceland to great britain. so far at least this cloud is less of an obstacle. it's low enough. a ban from 15,000 feet to 30,000 feet. some planes can fly over it. only one-third of scheduled european flights took off on monday. the hope is at least half of today's scheduled flights will take off. that's not just important to stranded travelers. the airlines say this crisis has cost the industry $1 billion. >> 1 billion, with a "b." we're covering all of the angles from neal karlinsky, at the mouth of the volcano. to nick watt in london. we begin with miguel marquez, at charles de gaulle airport in paris. where the first commercial flights took off. >> reporter: it is a huge sigh of relief here and across europe. you see the airport is quite busy. we've been talking to previously

stranded passengers. we talked to one guy is on a plane right now, finally on his way home. this morning, the skies, a little friendlier. >> i'm never so happy to get on to that plane. >> reporter: chicago, travelers returning from rome. the first flight in nearly a week. >> we're dying. >> extremely happy to get out today on the first flight. >> reporter: in new york, on the first flight from amsterdam, the volcanic cloud worried passengers. but not enough to keep them off the plane. >> i was looking for it. i thought some of the clouds looked like ash. i did. >> reporter: bill booth is flying from germany to houston, right now. he called us from the air. >> what's amazing about this, i'm leaving frankfurt and the plane is almost empty. i don't see plumes. i don't see clouds. i don't see ash. just a few, white clouds. >> reporter: in los angeles, relief, as the first flight heads to germany. >> i need to get home. my two kids are at home, waiting for dmommy. >> reporter: on that flight,

dominique burke hart, as the 747 landed in frankfurt. >> very nervous. we had turbulence. in the plane. >> reporter: yeah. turbulence. >> this was not so funny. >> reporter: here at paris' charles de gaulle airport, it is full steam ahead. everything on the departure board, on time. jeffrey shilling and his son have been stuck here for nearly a week. what's the first thing you will do when you get home? >> kiss my daughter. kiss my wife. >> and play video games. >> reporter: play video games. today, european air space is divided three ways. open skies, a caution zone, with limited flights, and still, a no-fly zone. on the mind of so many travellers today, is it safe to fly? dozens of tests over europe have showed little affect on the ash. but there's reports that a military plane developed glass-like deposits in its engine, damaging the plane. european officials insist the

flights they are allowing are safe. >> the commission has been working day and night, to try and be sure that we are able to open the air space, bit by bit, in a gradual and safe way. >> reporter: but as quickly as that window for flights opened, it could shut again. officials say, if that cloud grows, it could keep airports from opening. scotland, for instance, opened this morning. it is already going to shut, now, in an hour. and all of london's airports remain closed. robin, back to you. >> a fluid situation. all right, miguel. we were telling people about passengers at jfk, who have not had a shower in five days. they got one yesterday. temporary showers were brought to the airport at jfk. and those folks were mighty happy. >> i'll bet they were. a little relief for them. but the volcano is still active. the plume is projected to stretch all the way from the shores of canada, across europe and into russia. monday, it started up again, spewing a new cloud of ash

toward britain. and neal karlinsky was at the site of the volcano. he was able to look into the mouth as it was erupting. neal, that was just amazing. >> reporter: it was, george. and this morning, the eruption is ongoing. and incredibly, the mountain was crystal clear behind me an hour ago. now, the wind has shifted. all the ash which was going that way has come back across, blocking out the volcano. that is good news for europe because it means the ash is finally headed in the other direction. yesterday, you're right. we did have a chance to finally land, the first ones to do so, on the volcano. it was incredible. all the more impressive to see right up close. what's it look like to you? it looks like it's really going, even though they say it's throwing down. >> it's not slowing down. look to the left. you can see a house there. >> reporter: we're getting ready to land. we're due north of the volcano. we're going to set down on some

ash. we can spend five minutes, tops. we just landed. and i'm walking in thick ash, mixed with ice. look where we are. eruption is going on right here. we're actually standing on the volcano. all of this is from the eruption, over just the last few days. it's ash mixed with snow. you can see behind me, some of these huge, black pieces. this is not just the small ash that we've been seeing elsewhere. but actually, some very large chunks. we're getting a pretty big one right now, that you can see coming up. can't feel the explosions. in fact, they're silent. you can just see the power of it. it's hard to breathe the air. it's so windy and cold. after leaving the volcano, my chest actually feels squeezed. my lungs feel as if they've been chilled by the freezing air. >> some of the gusts come through. and it's just blinding. >> reporter: we drove back to the farm we visited yesterday, to see how they were holding up.

it wasn't good. this is the same place i stood just 24 hours ago. you can see where i rubbed my boot to show the muddy substance. but now, it's hard. the ash has dried, almost like cement. i don't know how they're going to get this up. sadly, more ash is falling there again today. cleaning up for some of iceland's largest farms is going to be a nightmare. robin? >> it will be. but incredible seeing you up there. neal, thank you. before the recent shutdown, delta, america's biggest international airline, flew more than 100 round-trip transatlantic trips each day. it's set to resume the majority of those flights today. but is it a good idea? their senior president of operations joins us from our operations center in atlanta. thanks, neil. i know it's a hectic day for you. when is delta expected to resume transatlantic flights? >> good morning, robin. we'll see our first flight come

out of charles de gaulle to atlanta, in about 15 minutes. then, about 14 other flights from europe to the u.s. this evening, our bank of international flights going eastbound to europe, will plan on operating fully. as you said earlier, it will be a fluid situation. >> how do you go about determining it is safe for operations? >> good question. volcanic ash is not new to the industry. there's volcanos all over the global we have to deal with. the air community have opened up the air space for us. then, we look at the sat light imagery of the ash cloud, the winds. and we reroute our airport around any potential hazards. >> have you pilots expressed any concern? i know you probably heard the old aviation saying, it's much better to be down here, wishing you were down here, than up there, wishing you were down here. how are you pilots expressing? >> absolutely, robin. our pilots are on board with this. their experience in dealing with

this sort of situation. we will not put the aircraft in arm's way. if they have a problem, they can divert to another airport. we will do nothing to compromise any safety. >> do know know when you will get back to full operations? >> it's fluid. but by tomorrow or thursday, we should be back into full operation. >> i know a lot of people want to hear that. neil, thank you very much for your time this morning. >> thank you, robin. >> i know you're busy. >> robin, thanks. we're going to switch gears to the latest on the explosive fraud allegations against goldman sachs. the investment giant has announced big profits moments ago, as it launches an all-out fight against charges that it led some clients to help others make a killing. david muir has the latest on the story developing right now. >> reporter: good morning, george. they just reported $3.46 billion in profits in the first three months of this year. this was up significantly. and higher than they were expecting.

they're hoping this will put investors at ease, after the bombshell allegations that the bank purposely duped investors with a faulty mortgage product. this morning, the bank is holding a rare conference call to answer the charges. goldman sachs is fighting to save its most valuable commodity, its clients' trust. as the s.e.c. tries to take on a giant. is there any question in your mind that goldman sachs is the most powerful investment bank on wall street? >> none whatsoever. >> reporter: in a letter to clients, goldman sachs calls the s.e.c. probe unfounded. the ceo leaving a voicemail on employees' phones. this is lloyd, the message said. i want you to know that we have been taking all appropriate steps to protect the firm and its reputation. the s.e.c. claims that the bank told investors a product that another investor thought would

fail. the hedge fund sheet john paulson made $1 billion. investors lost $1 billion. a lot of people are going to ask if this is the first shoe to drop? >> regulators, politicians, and others are on for scalps. >> reporter: the only goldman employee singled out in the flying, the vice president, is now taking time off from work. the stanford-educated frenchman, we're told, is a employee. the s.e.c. said he knew what he was doing wrong. and bragged in a 2007 e-mail to a friend, quote, the whole building is about to collapse. the only potential survivor, the fabulous fab, standing in the middle of all these complex trades, without understanding all of the implications. to bolster the bank's defense, they have attained the high-stakes attorney general, greg craig. and the stakes, as they grow, we learned that the u.k. is joining

the s.e.c. in that investigation. >> a lot of news breaking on goldman sachs this morning. thank you, david muir. for more on this, we're joined by susie welch. also economics correspondent, john sizeman. these profits, are -- david said, so much is at stake here. >> the reputation is at stake. but if there was a day that goldman sachs wished their result were not so good, it would be today. in the middle of the controversy, suddenly what people are mad about, is that goldman makes so much money, and perhaps profits off of others not understanding. can they get more money? >> john, a lot of politics at play here, as well. we learned that the s.e.c., the securities and exchange commission, investigating goldman, it was a split vote, 3-2, for the investigation. republicans voting against.

it comes at a time when the financial regulatory reform also being debated in congress. this could lead to some tough questioning for the s.e.c. chair, who is before congress today. >> right. it could. but, you know, at the end of the day, i think this is just the beginning of a process for the s.e.c. i think they've gotten more cases coming down the road. goldman wasn't the only firm doing these kinds of trades. and i wouldn't be surprised to see them rolling out more cases in the next few days. as far as the politics go, this is going to become a really hard road for the republicans to be arguing against regulatory reform, when, you know, here you have another case, questionable acts on wall street, while taxpayers spent the last three years bailing out the big banks. >> that could be a big question, suzy. there's a question whether taxpayers should be subsidizing this kind of market. the head of the committee, said

it's like selling a car with faulty brakes. >> i'm not sure that's the perfect metaphor. goldman is pronouncing these are investors on both sides of it. if you go long, somebody's going short. whether or not goldman is explaining that to the public, that's another question. something smells like it wasn't transparent. something seems like it wasn't fair. on that, these financial instruments were nuanced. and the people betting for and against them, they were professional investors doing it. >> i think that's a really important point. these weren't mom and pops. at the heart of this case is the question whether goldman was unfairly favoring one side of these professional investors over another. as we get deeper into this case, i think people are going to realize that it is very complicated. that's why the s.e.c. was split on it. >> suzy, you were at goldman giving a speech. we should say it was something you did to get compensated for. you got the sense over there they were circling the wagons.

but also stung by all the criticism. >> this was before the s.e.c. came out. goldman had been in the crossfire. i had a sense that people felt very proud of their economy. misunderstood and besieged. and wanted to get the story out about goldman sachs. you know, that it's being painted unfairly, in the midst of being held maybe a scapegoat of the anger. they understand the anger. >> and their chairman, some have called for the chairman to go. you think it's going to happen? >> i don't think it will happen in the near-term. i think the board is behind him. and goldman feared if lloyd blankfein went, it would be admitting something happened there. >> suzy welch, john hilsenrath. thank you very much. good morning, everyone. police in knoxville, tennessee, want to know why a gunman went on a shooting spree outside a hospital, killing one woman and wounding two others, then killing himself. they say he never worked at the facility. and he's not related to the

victims. dorothy hiet, the leading voice of the civil rights movement has died. she received the presidential medal of freedom in 1994. she was 98 years old. and we're learning more about the recent cyber attack on google. turns out chinese hackers broke into a password system that controls access to nearly all of google's web services. that could help the hackers expose other vulnerabilities. gmail passwords are believed to have been safe. and sarah palin is set to testify in the trial of a former college student that gets under way today. david kernell is accused to hacking into palin's e-mail. that's the news at 7:17. he also says he fears, though, that the jury may be dazzled by her fame. >> well, he should be afraid. >> thanks so much. look who is back.

sam champion. welcome back, sam. >> hi, robin, george, juju. good morning, everyone. we're going to start with the new stuff on the -- let me get this right. eyjafjallajokull volcano that's coming out of probably northern iceland. the first initial plume of the first eruption got into the jet stream. the later eruptions have been lower. they're being steered around by weather patterns here. you're going to have a larger area with less concentration. but it will run all the way back to almost the coast of nova scotia. it's a large area of a concentrated eruption zone. here's our pattern in the nation today. in the northwest, a big storm system. this is the third, big rainmaker for california and the northwest. a lot of wet. a little cooler.

>> beautiful sunshine arawn the nation's capital, with high clouds. that will be the story through the day today. 30's and 40's to start off the morning. increasing clouds throughout the day, but still, sunshine will filter through and temperatures will get into the upper 60s. cloudy tonight, at low temperatures milder than they have been the last couple months. tomorrow, light showers. temperatures will cover and the

all of america's weather coming up in the next half hour. robin? george? >> you're just attempting to say the name. >> you spend valuable vacation time learning how to do that? >> no. i watched the clip of you guys learned how to do it from experts. >> we didn't get it, though. >> good to have you back, sam. thanks. coming up, the family of a mom murdered in a vacation paradise points the fingers at her husband. also, major health news. reports that the federal government is set to make the first legal limits for salt in your food. our experts are here to tell us what that means for all of you back home. it could have sweeping effects on everyone. could this be the next generation iphone? could this be the next generation iphone? hmm? i think i shared a blood su. one of the benefits of weight watchers online is that it's not only dealing with the food that i eat but it also deals with the exercise. with the iphone app, you can keep track of points. i can also journal my exercise while i'm out so that i can see what my budget for the day is. i never thought i would look like this.

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>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> i and doug mckelway with your news update. here is a lease t -- lisa

baden. >> there was a emergency track maintenance on metrorail. everything is backed so it is a good idea to take mass transit. on hurley boulevard, off and on to the lane to buy. not for this camera is. let's go to our chop up. -- chopper. here we are on the beltway, leaving springfield all the way to tysons. a broken-down vehicles on leesburg pike all the way down to the beltway. >> a few of the high clouds and blue skies through. downtown we are hovering close to the 50-degree mark. we are -- we have a cool start

this morning but a mild finish. highs about 68 with light southwesterly winds. tomorrow, cooler, with a little bit of light rain possible across the area. >> we will be right back with

>> we have just learned that civil rights legend dorothy height has died of howard university hospital official said she died early this morning. she had just celebrated her 90th birthday last month. the long time president of the national council of negro women.

we have just learned that some rights legend at dorothy height is dead. she was 98 years old. -- civil rights legend dorothy height is dead bridge was 98 years old. we are learning new details about brian betts' final moments. >> investigators are looking into crime scenes that may provide more clues into brian betts' murder. one is the silver spring home where his body was discovered. another is this person neighborhood where police found this suv. authorities said said that he was let into the home because there was no sign of forced entry. >> it could not have been somebody that he knew very well. >> police have released a time line and using it to help with the ongoing investigation.

last week, he was a live at 11:30 p.m. on saturday, a witness saw him in a southeast dc neighborhood. police said the vehicle was attacked between noon and 3:00 p.m. on friday. -- left between noon and 3:00 p.m. on friday. >> of you in for brian betts will be tomorrow between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. in manassas. a bill to get ec voting rights in the house of representatives is meeting stiff opposition from the people it is supposed to help. two d.c. groups say they cannot support the bill because it has an amendment that would strip the city's ability to set gun laws. supporters say they are willing to accept the measure if it means of voting rights. we are back with another update for you at 7:56, and for continuing news coverage.

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of course, you've all been there. you leave your cell phone in a store, at a restaurant. but this takes a lost phone to a whole, new level. someone left the brand-new iphone prototype, worth who knows how much to the competition. left it in a bar. was it a horrible mistake? or was it a brilliant advertising campaign? we dig into it all, coming up. >> the mystery of the morning. >> i'm torn on this one. good morning, america. >> i'm george stephanopoulos. also, the family that hit us yesterday. the family that is going with

radical no-schooling. no formal education. the family was watching our story, as well. there's a mountain of e-mails coming in. they read them. they're going to come in to respond to the questions. >> mom and dad will be here. first, in this half hour, the latest in the mother of two, killed at a mexican resort while on vacation. monica beresford redmond's family believes her husband killed them. >> reporter: monica beresford redmond's family is frustrated and wants justice. >> i want this person in jail, to pay for the rest of his life for what he did. >> reporter: now, they're returning to mexico, to contribute to the investigation. telling authorities what they know of the relationship between monica and her husband, bruce beresford redman. >> it wasn't going very well

anymore, since he had a mistress. things were in disarray. so, the relationship was jeopardized. >> reporter: tmz posted this new photograph of monica's husband, with a woman named joy pierce, quoting multiple sources who say, she and the former "survivor" producer had an intimate relationship. and about the day she disappeared, her older sister, said bruce redman's story about monica out shopping alone, just doesn't add up. >> my sister would never, in 1 million years, leave her kids the whole day, with the father, without her cell phone. >> reporter: bruce beresford redman was initially arrested after authorities found scratch marks on his body and witnesses said they heard the couple arguing the night she disappeared. he was later released. he's now prevented from leaving mexico until the investigation is complete. the family hopes their trip to mexico will help move the investigation forward, and lead

to an immediate arrest. >> nothing is going to bring my sister back. but we want justice. we want justice. >> reporter: they also want to bring monica's body back to california, so her loved ones, including her two, young children, can say good-bye. >> just like horrible. it's just like so hurtful. i can't even express how much pain is inside my body. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. joining us now is criminal attorney lisa monet wayne who joins us live from boulder, colorado. so hard to see monica's family in that situation. and your heart really goes out to them. doesn't look good for the husband, as you know, lisa. the alleged affair. heard arguing with her in mexico. yet, he hasn't been charged. and some are wondering why is it taking so long? >> well, robin, as you know, when you are an american citizen outside of your own country, you're vulnerable to the laws of

that country. and mexico is very different in terms of how they investigate criminal case, how defendants are charged. and the system is a very different system. so, the wait might be a lot longer for mr. redman than it could be in this country. >> can you give us examples or go into detail about the differences? if he is charged, what would happen next in the process? >> well, mexico is a country, where you are guilty until proven innocent. unlike our country that affords all the constitutional rights that we are used to, he does not have the presumption of innocence. he does not have the right to a trial of his peers. he'll be brought in front of a judge immediately. and the process will begin. and it can be a long process. >> what about monica's family, lisa? what rights do they have in this? >> again, even though your heart goes out to her family and the frustration that they must be feeling, again, they are american citizens outside of

this country. and they are going to be vulnerable to not being able to move along the system, like they may want to see justice be done in mexico. so, it's great that they're going to mexico. whether or not that's going to have any impact on the mexican authorities, you know, who knows? that's like mexican citizens coming up to this country and the impact that they might have in the investigation in this country. >> good point there. we have to keep that in mind. we are thinking of the two children, 5 and 3 years old. right now, they've been given custody to the grandparents. bruce's parents have the two, little ones right now. monica's family wants to know what can be done where that is concerned. what rights do they have there? >> well, i'm not a family law lawyer, robin. but, you know, i can tell you that unless there's going to be some kind of issue or dispute about the custody of the children, the custody of the children, they can be with the grandparents, and whoever the children feel comfortable with. hopefully, that's not the focus

of these families. getting the body back here. again, the body is evidence in the case. so, just like in this country, you're not going to release evidence, even though family members may want to have a quick burial. so, i think, you know, we're seeing the same thing that would happen in this country. the body's evidence. the family needs to keep that in mind and hope that the best investigation takes place in mexico. >> the anguish they must be going through. lisa, thank you so much for your perspective and insight. we do appreciate it. >> thank you, robin. >> all right. take care. it's 7:36. time for the weather again and sam. >> good morning, robin. we're going to show you the few people that have been able to get close to the volcano plume in a plane. i'm not going to try it again. you may see the difference in texture in the clouds and the plume between them. you can see the lift here, acting as if it's a thunderstorm. the clouds with very warm air

with ash particles, going up to find a cooling spot for these things to layer off in the atmosphere would. look at the lava. that's lightning, coming out, as we. the ash will separate the particles just as ice crystals would in a normal cloud. heavy rain in the northern coastline area. the third storm in a month on the west coast. they do need the rain. california's been in a droug >> outside today, clouds will be on the increase, for short. tonight. upper 60s today. malt for thursday and friday. another round all of that weather was brought to you by big lots. robin? >> all right, sam. thank you.

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now, to major health news. "the washington post" reports this morning that the food and drug administration will announce sweeping regulations on salt in our food. it's been praised by public health advocates, who say it may be the single-most important thing the fda can do to improve health. lisa stark is in washington this morning. good morning, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, george. you talk to public health experts. they'll tell you it's a good idea to reduce salt in your diet. now, "the washington post" is reporting that the fda wants to help all of us do that. according to "the post," the fda has a plan, over ten years, they would work to reduce salt consumpti

consumption. this would be a ten-year plan. they want to work with the industry to do this. and perhaps, "the post" is saying, set legal limits for salt. here are the current salt guidelines. we're hearing from experts that the recommended daily intake is about one teaspoon a day. how do we do? americans don't do so well, in fact. they consume about 1 1/2-times that, as you can see. reducing salt, we're told by half a teaspoon a day, could prevent nearly 100,000 heart attacks. that's according to the medical experts. you can see how important it is. here's the problem. why can't americans do that? most of the salt we get is, in fact, from our processed food. 77% of the salt that we take in every day, is in the processed food we eat. only 6% is out of it at the table that salt shaker. so, the key, of course, is to get the manufacturers to reduce the salt in those foods. many of them are starting to do this voluntarily. in fact, a number of companies,

conagra, pepsico, kraft foods, sara lee and others, are working to reduce the sodium in their products. what they're really trying to do is to head off federal regulation. in fact, the head of the cdc recently warned companies, get on the bandwagon. you better reduce the salt or the feds are going to start regulating. tomorrow, the institute of medicine is going to come out with its long-awaited report, on salt, on trying to reduce salt in the american diet. according to "the washington post," in fact, it will say the voluntary measures aren't working and the regulation is needed. we reached the fda this morning, george. and at this point, they're telling us, there is no initiative they're going to put forward for sure. this is still a work in progress. so, we'll have to see what comes of this. george? >> okay, lisa. thanks. we'll be watching for more of this from our dr. tim johnson. you heard in lisa's report, that the cdc says americans take in

twice as much salt as they should every day. this report, if promulgated, could have a huge effect, right? >> that's right. lisa said, that half a teaspoon a day reduction would prevent heart attacks and deaths. not everyone will benefit. we can't tell which ones will easily and won't easily. the best public health recommendation is for everyone to cut back on salt. >> is demanding it -- is a government demand the way to do it? >> i think ultimately, it will come to that, in terms of at least working out something with foodmakers. as lisa points out, that's where most of our salt comes from. we don't have a lot of control over it. we can control what we use ourselves from the salt shaker. but the processed food stuff is so hidden. we don't know what it is. and we don't read the label. the only way to make a dent in this is to have the processed

foodmakers voluntarily do it. or have the government do it. >> and for most people, less salt means better health? >> absolutely. >> tim johnson, thanks very much. >> okay. next, did someone lose the new iphone prototype in a bar? or is it a marketing ploy?

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now, to the top-secret iphone prototype that was discovered, in all places, at a

bar, in northern california. no one's quite sure how it ended up there. the pictures of the device are all over the internet, months before its anticipated release this summer. >> some people are wondering if apple actually planted it in the bar. we're now joined by becky worley, who joins us live via skype from oakland. becky, what do you think? >> have you guys heard the joke about an apple employee who walks into a bar? the apple employee had a super-secret prototype from the world's most secretive tech company. it's a tale of egos and a pretty cool phone that i got to play with, a month before it comes out. ♪ oh, yeah. square on the side. that must be the flash. so, you could use this for skype or video conferencing? think it's the real thing? >> i think it is real. >> reporter: it's the tech scoop of a lifetime.

gizmodo.com gives us footage of what they say is the next iphone, due to be released the next coming sum ir. it has new features to video conference. new design, that's angular and thinner. and a flash for taking pictures at night. >> it was lost in a bar in redwood city. >> reporter: jason chen is the blogger who got his hands on the device. a device he says this apple engineer lost. >> i think he was out with his friends. and he probably had a few too many to drink. and probably left it -- left the bar. >> reporter: could happen to anyone. except it was a top-secret phone, being tested by an employee at apple. >> the person found it. and apple shut it off remotely. >> reporter: lending further credence to its authenticity, this outside was curved to look like the old iphone. >> the fact they built a fake case to make it look like the

earlier iphone, that says a lot. >> reporter: weren't you a little skeptical that it was a fake? >> totally. once i actually opened it up, i was totally convinced that it was by apple. >> reporter: what about the poor guy that supposedly lost it? how mad is steve jobs right now? >> the brand apple is meticulously built and crafted and controlled. i don't know what steve jobs does when he loses control. i don't want to be around him right now. >> reporter: late last night, apple sent gizmodo a letter, asking for the return of their property. they returned the phone. their only request, go easy on the guy who lost it. robin, george, i think i had my hands on the next apple iphone. >> i think you're right. there are no accidents. >> it's easy to track. we'll see if the guy has a job in six months. >> becky, thanks a lot. >> pleasure. >> have a great day. coming up, the woman who

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>> live, and in hd, this is abc 7 "news at noon," on your side. -- >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> a crash at 54 oaks, delays, unfortunately. this rec along the way. 95 northbound delays. 395 delays on the way to schilling 10. we wanted take a maryland live on that count.

traffic is staying to the right to get by. on the back up to germantown to get to gaithersburg. we will resume on over to the weather center. -- zoom on over to the weather center. >> across the bay, you can see very nice sunshine. here is a good shot, 43 right now. temperatures in the 40's. there will continue to warm into the upper 60s, despite sunshine being filtered by the council will move on in. a little a storm system on the map. it will slide across the south and bring the increasing cloud cover. tonight, costs will be a little bit milder. temperatures back into the low 60s. sunshine veterans for the end of the week. return -- for the end of the week. >> civil rights legend dorothy height has died. howard university hospital said she died of natural causes at

about 3:40 this morning. she was the longtime president of the national council of negro women and eight leading voice of the civil rights movement. she was 98 years old. we will be back with another news update for you, and for continuing local news

♪ school's out for summer school's out for summer ♪ good morning, america, on this tuesday morning. boy, we have some of the sweetest people in our audience. i'll tell you. >> little portrait for robin. >> thank you. thank you. oh, my -- your daughters made this? >> they helped me. >> you're a survivor, too? i love it. so many times we hear from people that are going through the journey. god bless you. thank you so much. tell your little girls. i'll take it. i'll take it.

thank you. also this morning, "school's out for summer" is well done. >> school's out, not quite. >> school is always out for the biegler kids. remember them from yesterday. they're this family that's practicing radical unschooling. they set their own curriculum. follow their own interests. that story that we brought you yesterday, lit ul the message boards. a lot of reaction. so, today, the parents are back to answer your questions. >> we love in the fact they were weighing in on the message board. they said, we have more to say. i appreciate the fact they want to be here and do that. also coming up in this half hour, two icons. cher cheryl ladd, and jaclyn smith. they remember their days on "charlie's angel." the passing of john forsythe,

important to that. we'll go down memory lane. in our next half hour, amazing story. a woman who lost 500 pounds. >> wow. >> that is right. she did it without surgery. wait until you hear how she did it. it is -- i call it an inspiring story. >> i'm sure i'll get a tissue by them and be just fine. let's get back upstairs to juju with the news. >> i'm getting the kleenex, ready, robin. don't you worry. good morning, everyone. there's a new ash cloud that's belching out from the volcano in iceland this morning. even so, there are signs the clouds may be parting. on-time flights this morning at some of europe's biggest airports, including frankfurt and paris. at least half of the flights in europe, are scheduled to take off. but not at london's heathrow. that's where our nick watt is. nick, what's the situation there this morning? >> reporter: good morning, juju. as you say, this is normally the busiest airport in europe. and there is nothing happening

at all. heathrow is now entering its sixth day of total lockdown. the brits last night were optimistic about gradually opening up the skies during the day today. then, the second cloud of ash started heading towards this country. scottish air space was opened for a brief time this morning. it's closed down again. i heard that british airways has taken off from thailand, a plane bound for heathrow, due to land tonight. but there's a good chance that plane will be diverted. no one's saying when heathrow will open again. juju? >> thanks, nick watt to you. back in the u.s., goldman sachs is reporting huge profits as it fights to fend off huge fraud allegations. british authorities have announced their own investigation of the company. and toyota is recalling its most-expensive suv to repair a stability problem.

consumer reports warned people just last week not to buy the lexus gx 460, because of a rollover risk. toyota says it will upgrade to controlled software. we learned that civil rights icon dor that height has died. she shared the platform with martin luther king when he delivered his i had a dream speech. she was 98. we know the nation's obesity epidemic is a threat to our health. but could it be a threat to our security? they say yes. they say americans age 17 to 24, are too overweight to serve in the military. the officers will appear on capitol hill today, to push a nutrition bill, aimed at making school lunches healthier. now, for a look at what's coming up tonight on "world news." here's diane sawyer. hey, diane. >> good morning, juju. for all of us who cafinate, we'll have the stories on "world

news." our reporter heads to a lab, that shows you what happens after you drink a can of soda. prepare to be surprised tonight, juju. >> we're getting ready. that's the news at 8:04. sam, you don't use soda as a caffeine delivery system, do you? >> hey. everybody say good morning, juju. juju, here's my thing. honestly, an you know. i'll take caffeine any way i can get it. but i'm not such a big soda fan. are you, with the boys? >> not so much. occasionally as a treat, they get a little ginger ale. >> that's not a bad thing. if you look at the signs, they have one thing in common. and they go to this young lady. what's your name? >> taylor. >> taylor, it's your birthday. and everybody seems to love you. >> i guess. >> happy birthday, taylor. 16th birthday, right? >> where are you from? >> massachusetts. >> wonderful. we're glad you're here. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning we want to talk about quickly.

we're getting lots of twitter pictures this morning. thank you for lighting up the twitter with your pictures. this one from martha's vineyard. we show you a live shot of new york city. if you're visiting, and all of you are, big round of applause because it's gorgeous today. we have great temperatures. 71 in new york. 64 in chicagoland. the big problem continues to be the west coast and the storms that will come in ther >> thank you. thank you so much. it is 47 in downtown. 50 over in chantilly. we're going to watch the clouds continue to increase. we will throw those clouds overhead. temperatures in the upper the 60's. mostly cloudy this evening. temperatures near 50 downtown. scattered showers tomorrow. clearing on

works for you. the hat really looks good. it really looks good on you. >> thank you. i wish i could pull that off. >> you're looking fine. all right, everybody. we'll have more weather from down here in times square. >> sam, you're having fun down there. we're going to turn to our hot topic of the morning. yesterday, we introduced you to a family with a radical take on education. the biegler family of massachusetts. they don't send their children to school. they allow their teen son and daughter learn what they want to learn, when they want to learn it. they're doing unschooling. it set off a firestorm on our message boards. >> here's some perspective. there's roughly 2 million kids in this country that are homeschooled. this is different. 10% of homeschoolers are unschooled. and our family takes it one step further. extending the unschooled philosophy into parenting. as soon as our story aired, we were flooded with comments.

we brought the biegler family here to answer your questions. but first, a reminder on how unschooling works. the bieglers are a typical, happy family. typical, except for one very controversial life choice. their children get no formal education. they'll never get "x" plus "y," equals "z." >> no. if they need formal algebra understanding, they'll find that information. >> reporter: our message boards lit up, under the subject of unschooling. no textbooks. no tests. living as the school system doesn't exist. >> they might watch television. they might play games on the computers. >> reporter: my kids, if they have a choice of watching tv and reading -- >> the key is to trust your kids to find their own interests. >> reporter: it's a choice many find questionable. >> the whole concept of cooperating with your kid, is it's kind of cool, in theory. and if a child was a little adult, i think it would be great.

but he's a child. >> reporter: do you feel prepared for college? >> if i wanted to go to college, i would pick up a textbook. and i would learn. >> reporter: what was the last grade you went to school? >> it was first grade when i stopped. >> reporter: do you ever miss or regret not being in a normal school? >> i would never really do some of the stuff that i had to learn in school. >> reporter: but you were 7. what do you know? >> and here are some of the e-mails we got yesterday. and we're joined by the parents who set it all off. christine yablonski and phil biegler. and also, an expert on homeschooling and unschooling. and i have to start off, phil, with a mea culpa. i confessed and said this was a crazy idea. one of your friends wanted you to come in and punch me. you're smiling. thank you for that. we did get so much reaction to this on our message boards. and i want to get right to some of the questions that came in. this one was very

representative. it comes from a woman in california. and the question was, who is going to hire these kids without a high school diploma or g.e.d.? what are they going to do for income when they're adults? >> there are unschoolers in college or have graduated college, who are in the working world. there are unschoolers who are raising familiefamilies. so, this might be a new concept for a lot of people. but the unschooling movement, if you want to call it that, have been in existence for a while. >> kids have been successful? >> yes. and kids have absolutely been successful. they are holding jobs. they're raising their families. they're productive, positive influences in their communities. just because you didn't take a path that was public school, to wherever you wanted to be as an adult, doesn't mean that you've taken the wrong path. there's many different ways people get to a certain place in their lives.

if you think of someone at a certain point in their career, but by the time they're 40, 50, 60, you go backwards, how much of that was influenced by their public schooling. >> in your family, it will be your own kids' decision whether or not to get the g.e.d. >> absolutely. their pursuit of whatever kind of higher education they want, is going to be based upon what their own, specific goals are in life. not just because they're supposed to go to college. there's a lot of people who go to college and squander their opportunity because they're not really there for real, concrete reasons. >> they're there as a step. >> they're there because you're supposed to go to college. those are the ones who get into trouble. they binge drink. they do crazy things because they don't have clear objectives of why they're there and what they want to accomplish. >> let me get to another question. it comes from peggy. and she writes, it limits their exposure to things. so much to miss out on. >> that's ridiculous. >> we spend a significant amount

of our time and energy, making sure we expose the kids to all kinds of things. it's an activity as parents that take hours a day. we bring things to them on a regular basis. they're not confined to topics only learned in school. their world is broader. >> there is structure and guidance. this isn't all i do whatever i want to do. >> there's an intrinsic structure of what they're trying to accomplish during the day. there might be days when they don't have a whole lot on their plate. so, it's more loose. but if you look at a week or a month, there's a structure to what they're doing and what they're accomplishing. as far as what they're exposed to, our kids have been to australia. they've been to europe. they've traveled the country in an rv for two months. they've seen the world. they've seen the country. they have friends all over the country, not just in their town. but in local communities. they are involved in a lot of community events. they're involved in different places.

they are very active and very involved in their world. >> let me bring pat in on this. we have a lot of viewers writing in, pat, who say they homeschool their own kids. but were against unschooling. can you explain the difference? >> broadly speaking, homeschooling is doing school at home. curriculum and doing it as if you're in school. unschooling is following the interest of a child. and helping them learn as they learn before they went to school. children learn to walk and talk without being given formal instruction, a curriculum, if you will. and unschoolers build on that, as this family has beautifully indicated. they're not hiding their children from the world. they're trying to get their children involved in the world. >> we only have about 15 seconds left. what's the single important thing you want people at home and have so many questions to know about this at home? >> there's a huge difference between having no rules and having arbitrary rules.

we don't have arbitrary rules iffer our children. we live a world on principles. the principles of trust, honesty, respect. that's how we develop what kind of inner character characteristics for our children. that's how we make all of our decisions. it's not anything goes. it's honesty and trusting that we are instilling proper value, good values, in our children. and they will make good decisions in their lives. >> thank you for sharing. pat, thank you, as well. >> you're welcome. >> we want to know what you think about all this. you can tell us at abcnews.com. when we come back, we have a "charlie's angels" reunion. ♪ mmm... hot fudge sundae. ♪ ooh! frosted blueberry?!? ♪

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its trio of crime fighters. john forsythe's passing and the death last year of farrah fawce fawcett, remain on the minds of cheryl ladd and jaclyn smith. what do you remember most about your friend, farrah? >> i remember a sweet, texas girl, who enjoyed making a german chocolate cake as much as being on a magazine cover. the last time i saw her, she brought a german chocolate cake to my house for dessert for dinner. that's my last memory. i'm not good at talking about her yesterday. but, you know, it was a lovely friendship. >> reporter: you're also good friends with the late john forsythe. you got to spend same time with him. >> he was my neighbor two driveways over. i'm a little emotional still. but he became such a dear friend. and once in a while, he would call. and say, hello?

he'd say, good morning, angel. i'll miss that. >> i think our show was a hit because we were a family. >> reporter: receiving the pop culture prize at the tvland awards, allowed jaclyn and cheryl to relive the joys of being angels. >> it was a big hit. we didn't understand what a hit was. now, we understand it. >> reporter: cheryl treasures the welcome she got when she joined the angels, in season two, following farrah's decision to leave the show. >> i was really nervous because, you know, i was stepping in. hoping, beyond hope, that the show would work, you know, with me in it. >> i think you first said no, didn't you? >> i did. i said no. >> reporter: why'd you say no? >> they were big shoes to fill. if i can be funny and make some mistakes, i have something to play that makes sense to me. >> reporter: 29 years since "charlie's angels" left the air, they can still strike the pose. >> freeze.

>> freeze. >> are you okay? >> are you okay, kelly? >> yeah. are you okay? >> i think young girls identified with us, because we were emotionally independent. financially independent. we went our way. and i think that was a good -- >> we were good role models. >> reporter: while each would be open to a return to tv, life is good, they say. >> i have two grand babies. i'm living a full and happy life. >> i'm looking forward. i love kids. wanted more. i have two. but i would have had, you know, six or seven or whatever. you know? jon and kate plus eight. i would have done that if i could. >> reporter: congratulations to both of you. >> thank you. >> we love each other. >> we do. >> reporter: kate jackson was unavailable for that reunion. you can see how much they enjoy each other. it's great to see two people enjoying each other so much, after that great experience they had. >> thank you for sharing that

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people across the country are mourning the loss of a civil rights legend. dorothy height died this morning of natural causes. she was the president of the national council of negro women. dorothy height was 98. police have no suspects in the death of a popular d.c. principle. we're learning new details about brian betts' final moments. kathy park has more. >> investigators are scouring two crime scenes. one place is his silver spring home. the other, the d.c.

neighborhood where police found his suv. there are still no suspects. police believe betts let the murderer into his home. there are no signs of forced entry. police have released a timeline and are now using it to help with the ongoing investigation. police say betts was alive at 11:30 p.m. on saturday, a witness saw betts in a southeast neighborhood. police believe the vehicle was left there between noon and 3:00 p.m. on friday. >> that was kathy park reporting. we have new information about his memorial service. a viewing will be held tomorrow at the pierce funeral home in manassas.

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awards show, too. >> thank you very much. i was very out of breath. >> we can't wait to see you in a little bit. also this half hour, we're going to meet a woman that lost more than 500 pounds. she didn't have surgery. she didn't start out with a formal diet plan. she said all it took was her computer. we'll explain that ahead. can't go through the day without talking about "dancing with the stars." last night, that kick is way, way up here. you get the red outfit. the whole thing is fantastic. took the leaderboard in scores. are the odds on that she's going to win? >> i think she's triple-jointed. just saying. we also want to remind you of the living the dream competition. it's now officially launched online. don't forget to go to the website at abcnews.com. that's our living the dream. tell us in 100 words or less. it's like i say to my kids. it's not just what you say. it's how you say it. that's what we'll be checking,

right? >> very nice. my mom used to say that, too. >> see? it's part of the mom code. >> talk amongst yourselves. let's get to the boards. show you what's going on this morning. i think those are good words. by the way, in case you're walking out the door in atlanta, here's what you need to know. it's an air-scrubbing shower. call it that. it's so thick with pollen lately. everything is coated in that pine yellow. you'll get a light shower. you'll have to wash the car. won't be that much rain. 77 in tallahassee. we're seeing temperatures like 80 in orlando. widely-scattered thunderstorms and thundershowers in the northeast. nice in new york today. you picked a good day to visit us. i know we're inside. but we can get thank you so much. upper 50's at outside in

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for months before it happened. now, you're sounding the alarm again. what is this threat? >> well, the threat, george, is not just hackers. we've had hackers almost since the birth of the internet. what's happening now, is nations, militaries, governments, are hacking. you have a story this morning about google. >> front page of "the new york times." >> who do you think did that? chances are the chinese government. all of our systems, the electric power grid, bob gates, and the secretary of defense, has been hacked. everything has been successfully penetrated. one of the reasons for this, is militaries, including the u.s. military, plan to fight the next war in cyber space. destroy things, not with bombs or bullets or missiles, but with cyber attacks. >> i was talking to a top intelligence official recently who says this is a constant game of cat and mouse. every single day, our computers

are attacked. every day, we're attacking other computers. >> everybody knows this is going on. what they don't know, is the damage that could be done if a war broke out. we know about hacking. but what about the electric power grid going down and staying down for weeks. think what that would do to the economy. we saw what the volcano did to the airline industry. think what hacking would do if you grounded all of the airlines in this country for a week, two weeks, three weeks. nations can do that to each other. the fact that they haven't done it yet, doesn't mean they can't. >> and the web of choice is called a logic bomb. what is that? >> that's a phrase that means you get inside the network and destroy everything on it so there's a blank screen. you kill the operating system. your personal computer, a lot of people's personal computers at home, probably already have been penetrated and can be used. their power can be harnessed to be part of a network of millions of computers, controlled by some foreign government.

>> what's the doomsday scenario here? and who or which country is most likely to set it off? >> let's take one example. we may have sanctions against iran at the u.n. iran could respond to that by trying to take down the u.s. banking system. by taking down the u.s. railroads or the u.s. aviation system. and they would say, who? me? i didn't do it. one of the things in cyber wars, you can spoof it. they call it the attribution problem. >> the network is so sprawling, what do we do about it? >> there's a lot we could do. the basic thing we should do, is decide we want to do something. right now, in the book, the obama administration is saying, we'll defend the government. but the rest of you, you're on your own. banks, you're on your own. >> google? >> google, you're on your own. the government has helped google

a little bit, because they asked for it, after the attack occurred. today, if we were attacked by north korea or iran or somebody like that, the u.s. government doesn't have the ability or a real plan to defend our own cyberspace. the american people get pretty mad the day after. >> well, you're performing a real service by raising alarms. richard clarke, thank you very much. the book is "cyber war." you can read an excerpt of it on our website, abcnews.com/books.

imagine being so morbidly obese that you can barely move. so ashamed at the way you look, that you rarely leave your home for 12 years. that was nancy makin's life, until she lost more than 500 pounds, turned her life around. now, she's chronicled her journey in a new memoir called "703, how i lost more than a quarter ton, and gained a life." it's good to see you back. >> thanks. >> congratulations on all your success and how you're making a difference in so many people's lives. >> i want to. >> you were here in 2009, and remind people about your journey. you didn't go on a diet plan. it was a computer, a gift that was given to you. >> that was the catalyst. and, of course, a computer can't do the work. >> no. >> but it was reaching out to --

i'm a very communicative type. i enjoy people anyway. for me, it was a particularly withering experience, to be apart from people. and because of my appearance, many people rejected me. most did. they wouldn't look within and see that there might be something worth investigating. and so, the computer was a marvelous tool. i could be judged on my inner beauty, so to speak, or on my wit. or, sensibilities about different issues. and it was a wonderful, filling experience, which is exactly what i needed. and i so much didn't even know. there was no struggle. i did not know that i was losing weight. i was only happier. i like to say, i lost weight in my fingertips first. i was typing all day. i was reaching out to other human beings. and they were reaching back in. >> so, because you were feeling the love for the first time, you never saw food as an enemy.

you were just happy. and because you were happy, you didn't eat at much? >> yes. and food is not the enemy. you know, if i didn't allow myself onion rings once a month, you know, i wouldn't want to live. >> right. >> food is not the enemy. it's our misuse of that wonderful gift. >> tell us, how did you get to -- you said you didn't even realize the weight was coming off. did you realize the weight you were gaining? >> of course. >> what was going on in your life that caused you to gain as much weight as you did? >> i was have a very normal-sized child, until i was about 10 years old. and that's when i began to secret food, hold on to it for myself. it was something i could control. there was upheaval in my life. my family moved from seattle where i was born. my father was a chemical engineer at boeing. a normal, middle-class family life. and my mother felt we need to

save everyone's soul to move to this cult-like monastery in quebec. they were no part of the church. they had their own pope, by goodness. you cannot imagine how odd that was for a 9-year-old, to go into this place, being told something else. we were told we were moving to new york. and we ended up here and didn't see our parents for months. >> traumatic. >> and by the age of 16, you were married? >> yes. >> divorced in 1983. >> right. >> had all these kind of issues that you were dealing with. >> right. >> that caused you to gain weight. >> right. >> this is the skirt you had at one point at your height. you were 703 pounds. can we show people? 103 inches. you wore this. >> i did. i did. >> and look at you now. >> we just did photos for the local paper. five family members got it in. my son, his wife.

his two teenage grandchildren and me. it was hilarious. >> you wouldn't leave the house to go to your son's wedding. >> or my dad's funeral. some of that stuff was impossible to do at certain stages of my weight gain. others, it was just too humiliating because it was terrible to not go. but it was very terrible, too traumatic, to go, and struggle to move. and struggle to be transported. and have people stare at you just for being a human being and trying to get out there. so, i mean, you asked about the genesis of my weight gain. i would say that the monastery experience started the ball rolling. but i continued to gain weight. i wasn't a large person until i was probably 20, 24. and then, it was 250, which for me, is minor. and then, after i divorced, it accelerated. i don't know if i'll ever know exactly why. all i do know is that i've

healed something within. and i've had this off for seven years. >> that's it. >> and "sports illustrated" has not called yet. but i'm not holding my breath. and i don't care. >> they could. as we go away, when you were here in 2007, somebody was watching at home. and that's how the book was launched. >> exactly. because my editor, amy hertz was ill on the couch. >> who knows? maybe "sports illustrated." >> they would shoot me from the neck-up. >> you can do that and more. it's within and how you are making a difference in your life. >> and i'm truly happy. i'm truly happy. i would love to help other people. i hope so. >> we'll have you back again. >> thank you. >> you can read an excerpt from nancy makin's book, "703"

one of the hottest, new stars in country music, laura bell bundy's major debut album was released last week. and is making waves with her hit single, "giddy on up." she's going to perform it live for us. first, a little chance to see you again. congratulations on this. >> thank you. >> we know you from broadway. "legally blonde." >> right up the block. >> tony nomination. did you have this country star in you all this time? >> i've been writing and singing country music forever. but nobody noticed until i did a broadway show. i'm finally getting to do my music the way i wanted to do it on a major level. and so, it's kind of amazing. >> are you recovering from sunday's show? the awards show? you were just -- it's exhausting to see you, in a pleasant way. and it's been getting a lot of recognition, the video, that we've seen. >> someone called me backwoods beyonce. >> that's good.

you are moving backwards, like that. >> yeah. it was really -- i had a great job at the acms. everybody did an amazing job. it was an action-packed 2:40. i haven't recovered yet, no. >> it will be action-packed. everyone's waiting. got your breath? how are you doing, partner? laura bell bundy will perform her hit song, "aching and shaking" for us. ♪ baby where you been it's half past 10:00 ♪ ♪ oh look you're late again ♪ ♪ busy day ♪ a lot on your mind we're kissing on the corner in the pouring rain ♪ ♪ turn my head to get a view

it was you ♪ ♪ didn't love me i ain't no fool ♪ ♪ didn't help me no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ won't you let me down it's too easy ♪ ♪ oh, you let me down think you should be leaving ♪ ♪ you let me down let me down ♪ ♪ you want string me along ♪ ♪ you better be moving on ♪ ♪ giddy on up giddy on out ♪ ♪ you're acting strange you didn't want to talk ♪ ♪ smiling on your tone ♪ ♪ pick your pocket don't think about them body works ♪ ♪ didn't love me

i ain't no fool ♪ ♪ didn't love me no, no, no ♪ ♪ oh, you let me down making this too easy ♪ ♪ oh, you let me down think you should be leaving ♪ ♪ you let me down let me down ♪ ♪ don't you won't string me along you better be moving on ♪ ♪ giddy on up giddy on out ♪ ♪ let me tell you i guess you could say ♪ ♪ that i was blind i was blinded by my love ♪ ♪ did i ever think of you but push has come to shove ♪ ♪ let's call a spade a spade was it worth the price you paid ♪ ♪ now i'm the one that's the lucky one ♪ ♪ to sleep in the bed you made ♪

♪ didn't love me i ain't no fool ♪ ♪ no, no, no ♪ you let me down thinking this too easy ♪ ♪ you let me down think you should be leaving ♪ ♪ you let me down let me down but you won't string me along you better be moving on ♪ ♪ giddy on up giddy on out ♪ >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ]

before we go this morning, a quick recap. nicole, highest leader. kate, the lowest scorer of the night. looking at nicole quickly. the beautiful lines on that. kate, still can't seem to get loose. who will go home? >> they'll join us here tomorrow. he's a "dancing with the stars" fanatic. >> i think you should be a judge next season. >> we'll see who goes home. >> i'm watching these clips. this doesn't look too complicated. kate needs to loosen up a little. >> you look mighty comfortable on the stage. as we go bye-bye, can we have a little more? have a great day, everyone. >> so long.

♪ ♪ my friends take me when it comes to an end ♪ ♪ don't get me started keep me above it ♪ ♪ i'm sick and tired of of having to pretend ♪ ♪ that you're my man toy lover boy ♪ ♪ sweetheart that brings me joy ♪ >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning.

i am natasha barrett with your local update. let's get a look it traffic and the weather. we start with lisa baden. >> we have plenty of traffic on the scene this morning. heavy on 66 from manassas. on the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road, kind of slow where you merge together. you pay the money to ride at this pace. not bitter. over in maryland, 270 delays starting at father hurley boulevard. that takes us down to the beltway. metro rail is on normal service. >> outside, look at the sunshine. high clouds are streaming in. filtered sunshine. there is a live picture. things are looking ok.

52 in fredericksburg. 53 in bowie. belt still is up to 51. upper 60's with light wind. is up to 51.e more organized rain this weekend. it could be wet on saturday and sunday. >> thank you. said news from howard university hospital. dorothy height died this morning from natural causes. she was 98 years old. she had been hospitalized for several years. she was a leading female voice in the civil rights moment. thank you for watching. "live with regis and kelly" is next. "live with regis and kelly" is next.

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